Corona Recovery: Update Hours in Google My Business to Keep Your Website Relevant During

During any emergency like Corona, communications are of vital importance! Updating your Google My Business listing with your relevant hours will earn you huge points with Google.

Where to update your Google My Business Listing: Google.com/business

Updating your hours helps two major audiences: humans and computers.

Updating your business hours in Google My Business is for Humans.

This helps your employees, clients, and vendors know a.) that you are active, aware, and involved during trying times, and b.) when to reach out to you for questions that they may need answered for their continued viability in their business.

By updating these hours, it also sends a message to the public. It says ‘I am HERE. I am available. I am a steady and stable for you!’ It tells the public that you are a good bet, to continue to back your business that they love and want to see succeed.

Updating your business hours in Google My Business is for Computers.

Google also wants to know that you are actively involved in keeping the data that they value so much updated and accurate!

You know by now that Google wants the latest and greatest information to serve up to the public. They reward the latest and greatest information updated by you with higher ranking. Google’s computer algorithm, the Google computer, is also watching for you to stay involved in the community by observing if you will update your information.

Updating your business hours is for the computer audience as well!

How to Update Your Hours

In short, browse to the following location to update your hours:

Google.com/business > Listing > Info > Hours

Now enter your latest and greatest hours!